Date of source: Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Arab media are voicing their frustration about president Bush’s campaign against terrorism that resembles medieval crusaders. Bush is using more religion in his vocabulary than most if any current heads of state of Muslim countries. This is putting pressure on them to use more Muslim religious...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 5, 2003
European churches leaders, in consultation with councils of churches in the USA and the Middle East, remain extremely concerned with the continued calls for military action against Iraq by the US and some European governments. The leaders advocate a peaceful resolution of the current conflicts....
Date of source: Thursday, April 22, 2004
The West has no relationship to religions in the way that we see [religions] in the East. There is a tiny minority who live a life of real faith amidst the mud and the majority who do not adhere to religion. This is in addition to the West’s biased attitude with regard to the Pasliswtinian-Israeli...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
In his book “Al-Ensan wa Al-Deen” [Man and religion], Dr. Muhammad Al-Hussini explains that the United States of American has become a Jewish, Christian state dominated by myths and superstitions to a large extend, which became, unfortunately the main motivator behind its foreign policies and its...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Al-Usbua has jumped on some Coptic extremists who are much disliked in the US Coptic community and who have no following. Quoting statements from such isolated radicals gives readers the impression that they represent much more than a few individuals. It has all appearance al-Usbua has highlighted...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2004
The religious question resurfaced in the intellectual and political processes in Europe in the last period. The religious question is inevitable in two situations: in the system of religious symbols in public schools and in references to religion in the new forthcoming European constitution....
Date of source: Monday, July 5, 2004
Father Henk van Ruijven (68), a good personal friend of mine, suddenly passed away. Henk had dedicated his live to Egypt and was a bridge builder who will be deeply missed.
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2005
Today Turkey is attempting to join the European Union and become the link between the Christian West and the Muslim East, but without wars or armies this time. Will the Europeans give a chance for the two cultures to be joined?
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2004
Participants of "The first international symposium of Egyptian Copts: A minority under siege.” addressed the symposium on one of three levels. The first expressed wrath at the deterioration in the state of affairs of the Copts throughout the past half – century. On the second level, participants...
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2001
Book review of "Among the Copts" by our board member Revd. Dr. John Watson. Mostyn writes "the Anglican priest and Coptic specialist John Watson notes: ’The inevitable struggle between Copt and Muslim is always bubbling beneath the surface of national life.’ The Coptic Pope Shenouda’s demagogic...